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Re-connecting with my Garden
I WAS VERY CONTENT in my Prospect Heights pied-a-terre this past winter and felt I had made the right move in taking the Brooklyn apartment. But when I went out to Springs, which I did occasionally from November through March, … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND
Tagged abelia 'Little Richard, cottage, Deer-Out, East Hampton, garden, hummingbird nest, ilex, rose of sharon, spring chores, spring clean-up, Springs
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Pull, Plant, Move, Weed, Shear, Lop…it’s May
SO TODAY I’M OUT IN THE GARDEN, following a nice morning rain, yanking out white-flowering, foot-tall garlic mustard before it seeds, and I uncover this fellow, above, with the pretty yellow markings. I’m not much for wildlife photography — deer … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND
Tagged chelone, Costco, crabgrass, deer-proof, East Hampton, ferns, garlic mustard, grasses, groundcover, ilex, irises, Japanese silver ferns, juniper, kerria japonica, lawn, Maidstone beach, Maidstone Park, miscanthus, mulch, nandina, peonies, rhamnus frangula, rose of sharon, Springs, threadleaf coreopsis, turfgrass, viburnum, weeds, weigela, White Flower Farm, wisteria
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Signs of Spring
I’M BACK IN EAST HAMPTON, where daffodil foliage is pushing up, forsythia buds are swelling, and I’ve discovered a few amazing patches of snowdrops, below. I moved here just last May, so whatever blooms in March and April will be … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, HAMPTONS, LANDSCAPING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged daffodils, Dianne B., forsythia, gardening tips, Gowanus Nursery, gravel path, hedge, Open Days, rose of sharon, snowdrops
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Boring Stuff
MAYBE SOME OF YOU HAVE NOTICED I’ve reduced my blogging schedule from daily (as if that was ever gonna be sustainable) to a few times a week. I’ve been occupied with such matters as: cleaning out my basement (still) painting … Continue reading
Posted in LONG ISLAND, OLD-HOUSE MAKEOVERS
Tagged beach, Cobble Hill, cobblestones, cottage, driveway, East Hampton, flagstone, forsythia, LANDSCAPING, logs, patio, railroad tie, rattan sofa, rose of sharon, Springs, steel edging, wisteria, wood deck
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Approved! The Latest on Springs
BACK IN DECEMBER, I started this blog with a post about my search for the ‘perfect’ beach (or country) cottage, and took you along on some of my house-hunting forays to the North Fork and Hudson Valley. In January, I … Continue reading
Posted in GARDENS & GARDENING, LONG ISLAND
Tagged arborist, boiler inspection, burning bush, cedar-shingled, contract, cottage, deer, East Hampton, ferns, forsythia, interest rate, juniper, LONG ISLAND, mortgage, plumber, real estate broker, rhododendrons, rose of sharon, South Fork, specimen conifers, Springs, town land, woods
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